Switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Swiss entry Nemo stormed the contest with the song “The Code,” walking away with 591 points — a combination of a jury vote and public vote.
Croatian entry Baby Lasagna came in second with 547 followed by Ukraine with 453, France with 445 and Israel with 375.
This year’s contest took place in Malmo, Sweden, hosted by Swedish comedian Petra Mede and actor Malin Akerman.
Last year’s winner, Loreen, will present the trophy, which is made out of glass and shaped like a microphone.
25 countries performed during the grand final. Originally there were set to be 26 competitors but the Dutch entry, Joost Klein, was disqualified at the last minute after a Swedish crew member complained about his behavior backstage. The Swedish police are reportedly investigating.
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While many were hoping ABBA would reunite for the event — which marks the 50th anniversary of the band winning the show with their breakout hit “Waterloo” — the quartet only deigned to appear as their “Voyage” avatars live rom London. A trio of former Eurovision winners — Charlotte Perrelli, Carola Häggkvist and Conchita Wurstthen — appeared on stage to sing “Waterloo.”
Other historic Swedish acts who did make a live appearance were Björn Skifs singing his big hit “Hooked on a Feeling” — which hit No. 1 in the U.S. 50 years ago before getting a second lease of life in 2016’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” — and Alcazar, who have competed a number of times to be Sweden’s Eurovision entry over the past decades but never made it through. Sweden’s 2023 winner Loreen also returned to perform. Meanwhile Victoria, the Crown Princess of Sweden, opened the show with a pre-recorded VT filmed at her royal residence.
